Backend Engineer - Media Streaming

Soundcloud
Berlin, London
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 4+ yearsSkills: ["Ownership","Collaboration","Debugging","Navigating ambiguity","Craftsmanship"]

Join SoundCloud’s Media Streaming Team to build and operate backend APIs and services at global scale. You’ll collaborate with Android, iOS, web, and full-stack engineers to deliver seamless end-to-end audio experiences. The role focuses on performance, scalability, and maintainability, including debugging complex cross-system issues, participating in architecture and roadmap discussions, and supporting reliability through on-call rotation.

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Soundcloud
Soundcloud
2 months ago

Backend Engineer - Media Streaming

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Job Summary

Join SoundCloud’s Media Streaming Team to build and operate backend APIs and services at global scale. You’ll collaborate with Android, iOS, web, and full-stack engineers to deliver seamless end-to-end audio experiences. The role focuses on performance, scalability, and maintainability, including debugging complex cross-system issues, participating in architecture and roadmap discussions, and supporting reliability through on-call rotation.
Location: Berlin, London
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Build, scale, and maintain backend APIs and services that serve millions of users.
  • •Collaborate with Android, iOS, web, and full-stack engineers to deliver end-to-end media experiences.
  • •Ensure performance, scalability, and maintainability of SoundCloud services.
  • •Debug complex issues across systems to provide a consistent global user experience.
  • •Participate in architecture discussions, code reviews, roadmap planning, and on-call rotation for reliability.

Pay and Benefits

Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Gym MembershipEquityLearning BudgetPaid LeaveMeal Allowance

Key Requirements

  • •4+ years of experience building and operating large-scale backend or distributed systems.
  • •Proficiency in Go.
  • •Hands-on experience with infrastructure as code (IaC) using Terraform.
  • •Experience with cloud-native environments such as AWS or GCP.
  • •Experience with microservices, SQL/NoSQL databases, and container technologies.
Experience:4+ yearsStreamingMedia streamingDistributed systems
Skills:OwnershipCollaborationDebuggingNavigating ambiguityCraftsmanship
Languages:English
Tech Stack:GoTerraformAWSGCPMicroservicesSQLNoSQLContainersScalaGRPCGraphQLHLSDASHAndroidIOSWebAI-assisted development tools

Company Brief

Soundcloud
Operates an online audio distribution platform that enables creators to upload, share, and monetize music and audio. Offers streaming services, creator tools, distribution and audience engagement features for independent artists and listeners worldwide.
Industry: Streaming Platforms
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Growth: Established Company
Headquarters: Berlin, Germany
Founded: 2007
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